I recently picked up this wonderful little ELTO Cub outboard motor. 1/2 horsepower from an outboard motor. Won't be skiing behind this little thing. Pretty amazing little motor however. Wonderfully made. They truly do not build things like this anymore. The quality of castings is really nice, especially the top starter rope casting.
However, when I got it, it had likely sat for the last 40 or so years in the overhead of a barn. The condition was very rough. It turned over, but everything was terribly corroded. The tank leaked, parts were missing, and the coil was shot (likely from a poor repair 40 years ago).
I started by sanding down the tank to bare metal and soldering the leaks to ensure it was fuel tight.
Next up, I stripped every piece of metal or casting down to bare to see what I had.
I primed the tank and looked at what kind of real dent damage I had.
Next up, I did body work to begin straightening the dents out and making it look like new again.
All the aluminum castings got etching primer and then basic lacquer primer.
More in the next post.
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